SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS: Helen Stanier, Vale of York:

SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS: Helen Stanier, Vale of York: "I want something [my children] can come back to"

In a new Farmers Guardian campaign to support family farms, farmers across the country have voiced their concerns about the future of the industry. In a new series for the campaign, family farm focus, you will hear straight from farming families talking about their worries for their business and legacy

12 November 2024 • 1 min read

FG columnist Helen Stanier is the fifth generation to farm at the family dairy farm in the Vale of York.

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In her video for Save Britain's Family Farms she said she was already concerned about the future and that Rachel Reeves' announcement around Inheritance Tax had emphasised these worries.

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